Marrakech Trip Overview
Morocco’s Desert Agafay lies within day-trip distance of Marrakech and it’s the best thing to do instead, Desert Agafay is not a Sand desert – but more sandstone and earthen plateau, Traditional mud-built villages, dusty riverbeds are interspersed with spectacular sumptuous pasture and vegetation in springtime. There we have a tea with the locals.
The combination of these three valleys brings you into the fertile valleys where daily lives of the indigenous Berber cities moves with time honored traditions. Immerse yourself for a day and discover the real Morocco as you travel through this ancient landscape with its many hidden treasures and incredible vistas.
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* Duration: 9 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Morocco’s Desert Agafay lies within day-trip distance of Marrakech and it’s the best thing to do instead, Desert Agafay is not a Sand desert – but more sandstone and earthen plateau, Traditional mud-built villages, dusty riverbeds are interspersed with spectacular sumptuous pasture and vegetation in springtime. There we have a tea with the locals.
The combination of these three valleys brings you into the fertile valleys where daily lives of the indigenous Berber cities moves with time honored traditions. Immerse yourself for a day and discover the real Morocco as you travel through this ancient landscape with its many hidden treasures and incredible vistas.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Asni, Asni, Marrakech-Safi
Your Agafay Desert and Atlas Mountains day trip departs at 8:30am from Marrakech, towards the south.
Bright and early your driver will pick you up from your Marrakech Hotel to begin day trip to Desert Agafay and the Atlas Mountans.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40020 Morocco
Travelling to Desert Agafay through the High Atlas Mountains you will pass awe-inspiring landscapes.
You will see the horizon change from lush greenery lined with the fruits of the season
We will then continue to the big village of Mazik at the foot of the high Atlas mountains, than we drive through Kik Plateau to Amizmiz acts as a juncture point between the many small Berber villages in the surrounding area. The weekly souk is an important part of this economic role, as individual Berber farmers from the surrounding hills.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Agafay Desert Luxury, Marrakech Morocco
After a tea break, we take an offroad to reach the source of Imi n Tala, in the deep valley of Amizmiz, passing by traditional villages. We will take a short walk in the village of Tnirt when we probably have lunch in one of the traditional Berber houses there.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Agafay, Agafay, Marrakech-Safi
Later on we continue our tour descending to the big plain of Haouz, taking an offroad crossing the village of Ouled Mtaa, inhabited by nomadic Arab tribes originally from the Sahara. We will explore different villages, then we finish our tour crossing the rocky Desert of Agafay. You will have opportunities for nice pictures, Explore Morocco’s rugged desert landscapes before heading back to Marrakech around 6pm.
Duration: 1 hour
